After leaving the Man Faced Demon Spider's nest, the good fortune of Tang Wulin's group of five seemed to have run out.
The excessively dense spiritual energy fluctuations around them were like bright lamps in the night, drawing not only greedy Soul Masters but also alarming the forest's true overlords.
During one forced encounter, they unfortunately enraged a pack of frenzied Flame Demon Lions. The lions pursued them relentlessly. To create an opportunity for his teammates to retreat, Zhang Yangzi voluntarily stayed behind. His Soul Power was exhausted, and he was swallowed by the lion pack. He was the first to press his distress signal device, turning into a streak of light as he left the Spirit Ascension Platform.
Without Zhang Yangzi's Darkness Curtain for cover, everyone's situation became even more difficult. To protect Gu Yue as she unleashed a large-scale Elemental Storm, Wang Jinxi used his Bone Dragon form to withstand the pounces of several Flame Demon Lions. His bones shattered, and severely injured, he too was forced to withdraw.
With her exquisite elemental control, Gu Yue barely managed to help Tang Wulin and Xie Xie escape the main force of the lion pack. But her Soul Power was depleted, and with minor injuries, she was ambushed in another encounter and had no choice but to leave.
In the blink of an eye, only Tang Wulin and Xie Xie remained. They fled with all their strength, and just as they were about to shake off the remaining Flame Demon Lions, hope lay ahead...
Yet fate played a cruel joke on them.
Just as Tang Wulin and Xie Xie thought they were about to escape the Flame Demon Lions and gain a moment to catch their breath—
A dark golden afterimage flashed past as though it had torn through space!